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STATE BOARD OP AGRICULTURE. 



all over the state and did noble sei*vice in killing off potato-bettles. 

 These bugs were seen repeatedly piercing the larvae of the beetles and 

 sucking them dry. Indeed, we were told by some farmers that this 

 work was so effective on certain farms as to make it unnecessary to spray 

 for the bugs. 



It is to be hoped that this lowly but friendly bug will thrive with 

 us, but we would advise everyone to keep right on spraying just as in 

 the past, for it is more than likely that something will happen to keep 

 down their numbers in the future. 



TUSSOCK-MOTH. 



(Notolophus leucostigma.) 



An old offender is the tussock-moth, its history being familiar enough 

 to all. Every one is acquainted with the prettily colored caterpillars 

 and with the cocoons, on which are laid the eggs by the wingless 

 females. The larvae, however, took to feeding on the young fruit the 

 past season in a manner utterly unprecedented in this part of the 



Figs. 7 & 8. — Apples eaten by Tussock-moth, natural size. Original. 



country at least. Many samples of young apples were sent in, small 

 apples the size of a pea or of a cherry, each of which had been partially 

 eaten out by the caterpillars. At first, green fruit worms were suspected, 

 but many cases occurred where the larvae were found actively at work. 

 The appearance of such fruit, when about one-quarter grown, is rather 

 discouraging, since a large proportion of the fruit remains on the tree 

 for some time. Figs. 7 and 8 show the general appearance of such 

 fruit after being partially eaten by the tussock-moth. 



